israeli immigration

After being shut for more than a year, the gates of mass Ethiopian immigration to Israel may be swinging open again for some 9,000 people thanks to support from Israel’s new interior minister and a public campaign waged by advocates for Ethiopian aliyah. More ▸

A year since the last planeload of Falash Mura immigrants landed in Israel, advocates are hoping a new effort to review the aliyah eligibility of 3,000 Ethiopians will reopen the gates to mass Ethiopian immigration. More ▸